Beneath his T-shirt’s sleeve, Pitt debuted his new inner bicep tattoo of a man’s silhouette standing over his shadow.

The new mysterious design is positioned next to a quote from a poem by Rumi that reads, “There exists a field, beyond all notions of right and wrong. I will meet you there” — a tattoo he got with Angelina Jolie in honor of their 2014 wedding.

While it is unclear what Pitt’s new ink means or represents, fans have begun to speculate that it could be an ode to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the 2008 drama that Pitt starred in, or inspired by his character in 1998’s Meet Joe Black.

The tattoo adds to his growing collection, which also includes the first initials of each family member, a set of lines designed by Jolie, his ex-wife’s birthday, an outline of Ötzi the Iceman, and the word “Invictus”.

The Venice Film Festival, often seen as the unofficial beginning of Oscars season, kicked off on Wednesday. Pitt’s space thriller Ad Astrapremiered at the festival on Thursday.

The actor stepped out looking dapper in a traditional tux as he promoted the film, which sees Pitt’s astronaut Roy McBride blasting into deep space on a mission to save the world and find his long-lost astronaut father, played by Tommy Lee Jones.

Pitt opened up about what the movie meant to him earlier in the day, revealing that he sees it as a commentary on masculinity.

“In retrospect, what [director James Gray] and I were digging at was that definition of masculinity,” Pitt said at a press conference alongside costar Liv Tyler and Gray. “We’ve both grown up in an era where we were asked to be strong…and there is a value in that, but [also a] barrier because you’re hiding some of those things you feel ashamed of. We all hide and carry individual pain and wounds.”

“We were asking the questions – is there a better definition [of masculinity] for us…a better relationship with loved ones, with your kids and with ourselves?” he continued.

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Brad Pitt Debuts New Tattoo of Man and His Shadow Near His Matching Ink with Angelina Jolie

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